Writers and artists come and goTalking of love, peace and justiceThe world carries on unmindfullyLost in its own obsessive concernsHardly … More
Category: My Poems
The Question of the ‘Brahmin’ and the ‘Dalit’
“As Fanon put it half a century ago: ‘I am not a potentiality of something; I am fully what I … More
Saying ‘No’ to Meditation
Truth is not hidden awayIn the meditative silence;It shines forth in the sunlightAs it does in the moonlit night;No difference … More
Retreating Into Solitude & Silence
I’ve had enough of this worldSeeking what shall I be busyNothing seems of much interestNeither friendships nor romanceNeither conversations in … More
A Prayer
Where the mind is without desire Into that heaven of salvation O my Lord Let me awake.
A Long-Standing Subscription
The world keeps you hooked; When are you going to cancel Your subscription to this OTT; You’re allowed to be … More
The Microcosm
My friend says I have to travel Says I can then learn from people Unconvinced I am I told her … More
5 Poems
The Unreality of It All Unreal the body, unreal the mind, Mere names and forms are they, Sensed by Me … More
The Dream
Who is the one in actualityThat takes the dream to be real?The character in the dreamOr the dreamer himself?The dream … More
The Complete Woman
She’s a been-there done-that kind of womanWho lives with gay abandon every momentWith an unflappable spirit and a ready smileFew … More